Central Sierra Helicopter Meet was a grand success. There were a couple of R-44s, several R-22s, Two Bell 47s and two Jet Rangers. With all of the certified clutter out of the way, there were two helicycles flying, several under construction showing the various aspects, a Mosquito flying all...

We have a doctor who just bought a 206 and after less than a month the chopper has been sent for a new engine. I heard he had a "Hot Start" and burned out the engine. While I'm both fixed wing and helicopter certified I have zero experience with jets so what did he do? And what's it gonna cost him?

Don't know how many of you caught the story out in California about a has been rock star named Tommy Lee whoes main claim to fame seems to be screwing Pamela Anderson on a well known and universally distributed home movie type video tape. Seems Tommy wanted to go to a rock concert being held...

Hi all, I found an interesting article about the differences and similarities of the two birds on the internet concerning which makes a better training and I thought I would share; enjoy. http://www.flymidwest.com/SchweizervsRobinson.pdf

Hey, these guys are just down the road but I'd never heard of them. The stuff they claim to be working on looks incredible. Anyone ever heard of these guys? The owner is a former politician in NZ - not exactlly a ringing endorsement! http://www.tgrhelicorp.com

Can't find a way to edit the simple minded ******* who has the hard on for Belfort so I am getting out of this group. You'll find me on the alternate board at Just Helicopters. Cheers Rocky

Two weeks left until Hill Top. Anyone planning to attend? I'm really hoping for a good turn out, since it's easy driving distance for me.

What are the advantages of the LTS over the HTS.

I confess. I'm a rotor winged whore. In spite of the degredation of this board and the slipping of standards, I keep hoping for things to improve. Perhaps that is the mantra for a helicopter pilot? Damn that just made me laugh. Maybe I am good for something after all? Why has this NG gone south?...

So hows it going Kenny. Havn't heard from you in a while and I'm sure a few of your friends in this group have been wondering what your up to these days and how the flying is going. How's your little sidekick.

Folks, I've been cleaning out my ultralight construction area and have found some old, unused plans for both the Gyrobee and the Bumble Bee. Anybody need these for about $50 plus a few $$s for shipping? Charlie

That's an interesting one. Thanks for sharing. I'm curious why they can't account for the hours flown. The article indicates that they don't have data on past hours flown so they can't speculate whether or not the increase in accidents has anything to do with an increased number of hours flown...

The Army announced today that they have selected the Bell Helicopter Model 407 as the winner for the ARH contract beating out Boeing. The Army contract is for 380 light armed recon helos to replace the OH-58 Kiowa Warriors. The Shinerbock and Lone Star beer is flowing in Fort Worth...

From: "tony" Newsgroups: rec.aviation.rotorcraft Subject: Helicopters for civil engineering job Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:54:47 -0700 We were recently qouted for renting helicopters for a civil engineering job. The price was high. We are therefore considering investing to...

What is the angle of the blade at the tip of a UH-1 in Autorotation. Is this angle somewhat the same for most Helicopters?

I was talking to a Sikorsky pilot at our airport about this accident: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050926X01530&key=1 He said that Sikorskys have a "droop lock" in the cockpit that should prevent the rotor from getting too low. How does this work? Does it leave a certain amount of...

"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... The DPE told me when he gave me my temporary certificate, "This is your license to learn; that's it! Use it well." I'd have to say he hit that one right on...

Hi Guys, My name is Don and I'm an alco... whoops. I mean to say that I like to fly helicopters. After flying fixed wing since 1973, I made the mistake of taking a helicopter "discovery" flight last year, and now I'm hooked on landing in inaccessible places and taxiing in the air. Help me...

Hi all, Believe it's soon the weekend of Culdrose airshow. Anyone going? In fact, some web pages quote the 19th, others quote 16th. I thought it was on for 2 or 3 days? I'm in Cambridgeshire, so it's a bit of a trek by road. Anyone from my area dropping in by air? I'd be interested in hitching a...

Which basically amounts to the same thing, doesn't it? You're still going to have to have sufficient altitude to nose over to gain airspeed either way or can you recover more easily once the VRS is halted and the rotor blades are flying in relatively clean air again? Hmm, no, not really. ...